Kansas City spends millions on temporary World Cup transit
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Updated · The New York Times · May 11
Kansas City spends millions on temporary World Cup transit
11 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 11
Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected in Kansas City, Missouri, next month as officials race to finish a long-planned streetcar extension.
Public money is funding part of a temporary network across the car-dependent two-state region to move visitors during the five-week tournament.
Like other US host cities, Kansas City is bearing infrastructure, security and traffic costs that FIFA does not cover, amid growing concern over disruption and uncertain reimbursement.
With FIFA earning billions, is the World Cup a financial trap for American host cities footing the bill?
Will soaring costs and transit chaos turn the American World Cup dream into a nightmare for fans and residents?